#TodayDeals: Unacademy to Raise Series C Round of $25-30M, Cisco to Invest $200M in Startups Globally & More

Ed-tech startup Unacademy is raising a Series C round of $25-30 million led by Sequoia Capital India along with other investors.

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Below is a list of deals that happened in Indian Startup Ecosystem today. Read a brief description about all of them:

2. Education technology company Unacademy is raising a Series C round of $25-30 million led by Sequoia Capital India along with other investors, reported ET. The round may value the company around $100 million. 

3. Cashify, an online marketplace for used smartphones and electronics, has onboarded Chinese recommerce giant AiHuiShou as a strategic investor and partner as it looks to expand internationally.

4. Alibaba-backed food and grocery retailer BigBasket is facing court proceedings for infringing ‘Royal’ trademark owned by Tea maker Girnar Food and Beverages.

5. Cisco plans to spend at least $200 million (Rs 1,351.7 crore) on startup investments globally, including India, this year.

6. India’s auto component giant Bharat Forge has made a strategic investment of about Rs.90 crores in a British and Israeli electric truck company, Tevva Motors.

7. Using Paytm Inbox, users will now be able to access in-app content across categories such as Live TV, News, Cricket, Entertainment Videos, and Games on the go, for free.

8. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has said in a letter to Finance Minister Piyush Goyal that the Walmart-Flipkart deal would be “cancerous” for the Indian retail industry.

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